2024: IU Libraries Year in Review

Gordimer’s literary production preceded and exceeded the system of racial segregation known as apartheid. The exhibition featured items documenting her connections to the wider world.

She was named a 2023 Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her work facilitating Open Educational Resources and the development of open pedagogy projects.

The great-grandson of IU interim president and professor Theophilus Wylie left IU his entire estate, including his family’s heirlooms, and his art collection and sculptures. 

ASURE is a two-to-three semester program that offers incoming freshmen the chance to develop advanced research skills typically utilized by fourth year undergraduates.

IU Press brings to life many hard-wrought academic works of scholars and authors worldwide in fields from international studies, philosophy, and folklore to music and cinema.

The CMFP supports Bloomington faculty members to adapt and/or create their own openly licensed course materials, specifically Open Educational Resources.

It awarded nearly $400,000 to six projects highlighting uses of digital collections, including "Connecting Collections: Indigenous Identities in Edward Curtis and Joseph Dixon Materials." 

Alamin Mazrui, founder and chair of the Rutgers University Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Literatures, shared his insight into Ngũgĩ’s work.

Documents from youth and organizations were displayed as part of an exhibit depicting the movement that led to the passing of the 26th Amendment. 

The DPC focuses on sustainable and useful long-term access to digital content and services, aiming to do so beyond the limits of obsolescence and change.

The collection includes items from his personal career and research across performance history. The Lilly Library made the collection available to the public for the first time.

The Everson Lilly Library Research Fund ensures scholars can access the Library’s holdings either on-site or remotely, thanks to IU alumna Judy Everson.

"It’s been suggested that mythology was what people had to explain the cosmos before we had science,” said librarian Moira Marsh.

Bob Noel: "The science librarians (and most other IU librarians) are becoming much more proactive and mobile when it comes to showcasing our collections and new materials."

Kerry Hellmuth tells the story of her time on the team and her time at IU in Willkie Sprint: A Story of Friendship, Love and Winning the First Women’s Little 500 Race.

University Archives raised well over its goal of $10,000 to digitize issues from the 1950s. Previously, issues could only be viewed on microfilm.

Students answered a short survey to determine the impact of the cost of educational materials. In return, students received a 100 Grand (candy bar).

Gabrielle Stecher was honored for her outstanding contributions to open education measured by the cost savings for students and the broader educational influence.

Personal papers and recordings from both well-known and unsung African Americans are being digitally preserved at IU through an agreement with The HistoryMakers.

"The right information at the right time can absolutely change a student’s experience,” said Dean Diane Dallis-Comentale.

Jo Otremba, who received the Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellowship, worked to tell the seven students' stories.

For winner Audra Sapp, the vintage videos were the best part of the contest.

Slocum liked the Lilly Library’s unrestricted access policy for housing his puzzle collection. He made a visit to Bloomington to meet the people using it.

This exhibit recognized how Asian diaspora communities, with their unique histories and cultures, have been a part of Indiana’s and IU’s landscape for generations.

IU Libraries is celebrating the grant award to Archiving Out of the Box: Supporting Community Ownership of Shared Narratives through a Digital Archiving and Storytelling Kit.

Elise Suarez collected and digitized 25 legends specific to IU Bloomington. She created a website where the legends are accessible.

IU Libraries is committed to providing students with more engagement and pre-professional support. The Carla J. Funk Health Sciences Fellowship does just that.

In celebration of Pride Month, Jake Gentry shares his exploration of the newly-processed archive of writer, activist and artist Jerry Boyd.

Crafternoons are offered for free each Saturday year-round, when visitors of all ages can drop in from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This exhibit provides a look at the history of the romance novel, and how it has never been only about straight white men and women. The Lilly Library was the first major American special collections library to take romance seriously.

In the 2023/2024 academic year, $28,119.65 in funds donated to IU Libraries was used to save students a combined $237,791.90 in out-of-pocket book purchases.

A renovation breathed new life into the library by adding collaborative spaces and providing expanded engagement with the Children’s Literature print collections.

It was a great opportunity for the academic and research community to discuss the benefits and challenges of Open Access and work toward better systems.

Located on the second floor of the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, the ATM Reading Room is designed to facilitate engagement with the Archives.

The free kits celebrated the world premiere of the new opera The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, based on the book of the same name.

"I’m happy to now be part of a larger team of librarians ... advocating with much compassion for the success, support, and care of the whole student."

The Business/SPEA library collaborated with other libraries in a grant-funded project to design a learning module series to help students research careers.

The request required not only physical retrieval of the IU Press-published book but also included a need for digitization of some of its pages.

​Daniel was nominated by Jim Halliday from Indiana University for making "tremendous strides towards new initiatives."

The program supports instructors in their efforts to adopt and create zero-cost course materials. Instructors are provided with a stipend and the expertise of IU Libraries.

Former congresswoman Jill Long Thompson discussed the value of public service and bipartisanship during the celebration of her new book.

Visitors to the free Garlands & Greenery Traditions Tours at the Wylie House Museum learned of holiday observances and traditions spanning the 19th century.

Sabrina Kellams, who is a sophomore studying history and anthropology, fell in love with the Wylie House as an IU freshman employed there.

The IndyStar explains how you can play "GHQ" thanks to the Lilly Library, the Vonnegut family and a dedicated fan.

Martin will provide editorial strategy for the press, acquiring projects that complement existing publication strengths and developing into new areas.